Graduate Student Government
Northeastern University
www.northeastern.edu/gsg/
Graduate Senate Meeting Agenda
Frost Lounge, Ell Hall
November 26, 2012
I. Meeting was called to order by President Zach Pardey at 12:00 PM
II. Executive Board Member Reports
 President- Zach Pardey
 Vice President of Student Affairs- Rini Ghosh
i. Will vote on Audiology society, and hear from Asia-Pacific Law
Student Assoc group next meeting
 Vice President of Academic Affairs- Lara Lewis
i. Survey will go live tomorrow (Nov 27, 2012)
 Vice President of Finance- Dan Henkoff
 Vice President Media and Membership- Absent, John Naranja
 Vice President of Programs and Administration- Absent, Margaret
Keaveny
i. Hockey game!
III. Old Business
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Amendment to what constitutes a quorum in the GSG constitution: Article
IV, part C, Item 4.
1.
Motion to approve amended article by Dan Henkoff, second by
Bobby Riehle.
2.
Vote: 9 in favor, 0 not in favor, 0 abstaining.
IV. Formal Business
 Budget update and fee increase
o Options: increase by $1 per semester, increase by less than $1
per semesters, no increase.
o Budget presentation by VP Finance Dan Henkoff
o Call to vote for increase of $1 per semester for 2013-2014 by
Brian Levine, second by Dan Henkoff. Vote: 8 in favor, 0 not in
favor, 1 abstaining.
 Discussion to Approve Graduate Student Academy of Audiology

o Motion to approve GSAA by Dan Henkoff, second by Rini
Ghosh. Vote 9 in favor, 0 not in favor, 0 abstaining.
Call for new VP of Finance nominations-- special election to be held
December 3rd. Cortland James self-nominated.
V. Meeting was adjourned at 1:06 PM
Next Senate Meeting: Monday, December 3rd in Frost Lounge at 12p.m.